SNIP Speaker Series
Pennsylvania State UniversityStrategic Networks and Initiatives Program (SNIP) Fall 2019 Speaker Series at Penn State "Building a Food-Water-Energy Nexus Community of Transformative and Convergent Research" Upcoming Events: Friday, September 20, 11:00 AM Seminar with Claudia Ringler, Deputy Director of Environment and Production Technology Division at IFPRI, entitled: "The Water-Energy-Food Nexus: Insights from Global, Basin and Local Case […]
8th World Conference on Ecological Restoration
Cape Town, South AfricaWe proudly invite you to Cape Town for the 8th World Conference on Ecological Restoration from 24-28 September 2019, jointly hosted by the Society for Ecological Restoration (SER) and the South African Water Research Commission. We are excited to bring together colleagues from across Africa and around the world in this spectacular setting to discuss […]
African Climate Risks Conference
Addis Ababa, EthiopiaThe African Climate Risks Conference (ACRC) is an open platform for sharing the latest African climate research among researchers, policy makers, practitioners and development partners. The ACRC will offer a prime opportunity to promote the uptake of new data, tools and knowledge; brokering new research collaborations and more targeted donor support. It will also stimulate […]
SNIP: Chris Scott Seminar
Strategic Networks and Initiatives Program (SNIP) Fall Speakers Series On October 8th, Penn State hosted Christopher Scott for seminar titled: “Sustaining Groundwater Irrigation in Breadbasket Regions: A Water-Energy-Food Nexus Diagnostic Assessment” Prof. Scott serves as Director of the Udall Center for Studies in Public Policy, Professor of Geography and Development, and Director of the Consortium […]
Webinar: Changing Farm Structure and Rural Transformation in Africa
WebinarAbout Presenter: Thomas Jayne, University Foundation Professor of Agriculture, Food, and Resource Economics at Michigan State University The rise of medium-scale farms in Africa is affecting the region in diverse ways that are difficult to generalize. Many such farms are a source of technical change and commercialization of African agriculture; they attract agribusiness investment and […]
Conference: Prevention and management of conflicts linked to the governance of natural resources in West Africa: opportunities and challenges
Niamey, NigerAbout The Civil Peace Service and the Frexus project, both implemented by the GIZ, are organizing an international conference on the theme: “Prevention and management of conflicts related to natural resource governance in West Africa: challenges and opportunities.” The conference takes place between November 12th and 14th 2019 in Niamey, Niger. The conference aims to […]
E-Learning Course: Sustainability of Social-Ecological Systems: The Nexus between Water, Energy and Food
Overview In this course you will become familiar with the ideas of the water-energy-food nexus and transdisciplinary thinking. You will learn to see your community or country as a complex social-ecological system and to describe its water, energy and food metabolism in the form of a pattern, as well as to map the categories of […]
Food Loss and Waste – Can we end it by 2030?
Co-Organized by IFPRI, Champions 12.3, Embassy of Denmark in Washington, DC, World Resources Institute (WRI) MAR 12, 2020 - 09:30 AM TO 11:00 AM EDT With just ten years to go before the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (SDG 2030) is to be met, eliminating food loss and waste is increasingly urgent. Building on the 2019 inaugural event, this special event will […]
AGEP Winter School: An interdisciplinary perspective on the Water-Energy-Food Nexus
Gustav-Stresemann-Institut Langer Grabenweg 68, Bonn, GermanyUPDATE: Event Cancelled "Following the recommendations concerning health precautions, the Nexus Winter School is canceled for now. We very much regret the situation and hope to be able to offer the event again in the course of the year." Interdisciplinary Workshop for students, DAAD Scholarship Holders and young researchers. Overall topic of the workshop is the […]
7th Climate Change Online Conference (CLIMATE2020)
Overview The Research and Transfer Centre ‘Sustainability and Climate Change Management’ (FTZ-NK) of the Hamburg University of Applied Sciences, Germany, will convene the seventh Climate Change Online Conference (CLIMATE2020). Taking place exclusively on the internet, CLIMATE2020 is guided by and will contribute to SDG 13 (climate action). Specific themes to be addressed include: Resilience and […]